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Research is finding ways to extend animal lifespans but regulators are still wary of treating ageing as a disease
As polls show the race tied, the president is campaigning around the country and his opponent is stuck spending his days in a Manhattan courtroom
Comparing one data point with another can be misleading, nonsensical or even dangerous.
The craft embodies a golden age of space exploration
The natural jewels have lost their old mystique because carbon crystals can be grown in labs
There is a gap between the research supplied by academia and what policymakers actually want
English-speaking countries generally do better at both attracting and integrating talent
The promise of billions in regeneration funding helped Boris Johnson win power in 2019. But critics say little has changed on the ground
Governments rarely tell voters the true cost of military adventures, or how they intend to pay for them
There are other ways of retaining key workers and protecting trade secrets
More than halfway through its incentives spending, the US will have far greater scope to manage shocks
Political stability, catch-up growth and better luck would make 2024 a good election to win
The combination of slower growth and nagging inflation is an unsettling mix
An aversion to trade in the US is not widely shared elsewhere
Rainfall has deprived us of the warmth and light of the sun, but a lack of frost has meant a prolonged period of early flowers
The cyber specialist has had a bumpy three-year ride as a public company
Microsoft is the company showing most tangible proof of AI revenue generation from hefty investments
Don’t go thinking you can rely on good works or advancing humanity. It’s going to cost you
Given the level of government scrutiny facing the jet maker, aligning regulatory and commercial interests might seem sensible
Market conditions are reminiscent of the soft landing that followed Alan Greenspan’s ‘Fed pivot’
If only we’d followed Wright’s Law, solar tech could have been cheaper much sooner
Hermès’s revenue growth in high-margin leather goods shows why the group leads the luxury sector on valuation
It is high time we normalised conversations about money
Zuckerberg’s AI plans may have knocked its stock market value, but he hopes his next venture will have dramatic impact
Recent turnaround still owes most to a steep and persistent valuation discount
Any deal would need South African government’s approval while cost savings are another issue
Keeping growth companies onshore would boost the FTSE and the UK economy
Human memory is also fallible but people and machines can learn to complement each other
EU resistance to confiscation is unsustainable
Doubts over the credibility of economic and corporate statistics
There’s a new brand of gastropub pop-ups where the pop never stops
Politicians’ scandals have changed with the times but the shame remains the same
The philosopher’s job is surely more than to be a servant to the sciences
Many middle-income countries show reserves of pragmatic tolerance that Europeans do not necessarily deserve
Western policymakers ignore changing global power relations at their peril
New figures show that default and recovery rates compare favourably with other debt asset classes
Artificial intelligence is a multibillion-dollar project with no clear timeline for revenues
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